Pierre's departure from the Democratic Party and new book, with one saying they "have to pick my jaw up from the floor."

Pierre, who served as White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, has switched her party affiliation to independent, according to a publishing company’s description of her forthcoming book.

She is releasing a book, titled "Independent," about the broken state of the White House in the chaotic weeks before Biden dropped out of the presidential race last year.